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addBookLink("0765314894");At SciFi Wire, John Joseph Adams profiles S.M. Stirling, author of In the Courts of the Crimson Kings. UK SF Book News interviews Joe Abercrombie (the The First Law trilogy). The Guardian interviews Terry Pratchett about Alzheimer's, his books, and the movie adaptation of The Colour of Magic. [via Grasping for the Wind] Also check out the trailer for The Continue Reading →

SF Signal is featured as The Fantasy Tavern's Fortnight Feature beginning today. For those who don't know, The Fantasy Tavern features fantasy book reviews, free fantasy art wallpapers, free fantasy fiction, and more. It's run by fantasy author Tracy Falbe, author of the Braveluck books and proprietor of Falbe Publishing.

Welcome back to Roll Perception Plus Awareness, a column about roleplaying games and their place in a genre reader's and writer's world. This time, I am not going to tackle a game, but rather a legend in the roleplaying genre who recently passed away: M.A.R. Barker. M.A.R Barker -- whose full name was Mohammed Al Rahman Barker -- died last Continue Reading →

Patricia McKillip is one of the most acclaimed fantasy writers of the last 40 years, having won or been nominated for many awards in the genre (Hugo, World Fantasy, Nebula, Mythopoeic) and is also the recipient of the World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement. Perhaps her best known work is the Riddle-Master trilogy, the subject of this installment of Continue Reading →